Posts Tagged ‘Zada Zenkova’

When I decided to blog about the people of Second Life, I knew that Zada Zenovka would be among the first avatars I would want to interview. She is – in so many ways – the sort of person you love meeting in SL; she is creative, bright, talented and funny but does not publicize her Second Life all that much. Aside from her shop, Shapes by Zada(which sells shapes, eyes, specialty skins, and some fun freebies), Zada does some custom shape work, is involved with a variety of art and cultural projects, creates some fascinating builds, and is an admitted shopaholic.

We met over a few drinks at the bar in the observation platform atop Zada’s Space Elevator at Technohenge. The observation platform is much like its creator; beautiful, eclectic, and smart. To get to this shiny platform with transparent walls overlooking the earth and surrounded by the stars and moon, you have to take a nearly two-minute elevator ride to get to 2000m. The objects in the room tell a bit about the person who put it together: a jar with Chuck Norris’ face; a beautifully constructed book filled with Zada’s line of historical skins and shapes; a bar adorned with classic film noir movie posters; a mix of Victorian and modern couches; and series of pictures of Zada as a toy robot.

We chatted for well over an hour and covered a range of topics. Read our conversation after the jump to learn about her efforts to find the secret Linden gardens, the Zen of SL, and more…